The world is not as it should be. It's filled with distortion, and ruin can no longer be avoided. Those who oppose fate and desire change... From time to time, they were referred to as Tricksters. You are the Trickster. Now is the time to rise against the abyss of distortion.

It is the year 20XX. The world is not as it should be. In Tokyo, psychotic and mental breakdowns are becoming more common amongst the general public, leading to a string of high-profile accidents and crimes. Public confidence in the government and justice system is falling, and the powerful elites of the city plot to turn these incidents to their advantage.

With the aid of a mysterious smartphone app and the inner-power of "Persona", you decide to use the Metaverse to strike back against the rotten society that has unfairly stigmatised you, forming a crew of Phantom Thieves dedicated to stealing Treasure and forcibly reforming the corrupt.

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But that's not all, alongside "Palaces" comes "Mementos", a twisted labyrinth created from the amalgamated warped desires of the public not strong enough to warrant their own palace, essentially making it everyone's Palace. You and your companions journey into Mementos to halt corrupted desires before they become sinister enough to warrant their own Palace. With each corrupted heart taking you further and further in the depths of Mementos, you begin to wonder; is it truly a never-ending maze? Is there an end? And if there is, what's down there?

Persona 5's core gameplay is a refinement of the formula established in Persona 3 and 4, with the game being evenly split between turn-based dungeon-crawling and Dating Sim-esque social simulator. However, a few elements from the first Persona and Persona 2 also make their return; all party members are able to use both melee weapons and firearms, and you can negotiate with enemies for Personas, money, or items. Additionally, the dungeon-crawling itself been overhauled; the main quest Palaces are all 100% pre-made instead of being randomly generated, and feature platforming, puzzles, stealth, and traps, making them much more elaborate than previous games' dungeons. The one exception is Mementos, a sprawling randomly-generated Palace which serves as the main setting for sidequests.

An Updated Re-release, Persona 5 Royal, is set for release on October 31, 2019 in Japan and 2020 in the West for PlayStation 4. The game features a new party member named Kasumi Yoshizawa, a new confidant, Takuto Maruki (1 - Consultant), a new area of Tokyo to explore, Kichijoji, new events set between the December to March third term Time Skip, new enemies, new areas in the Palaces, a new Grappling-Hook Pistol mechanic for dungeon exploration, new Combination Attack moves for your party, new music tracks by Shoji Meguro, and graphical improvements for PS4 Pro owners.

Persona 5 - 2016 manga adaptation available on both Shogakukan's Manga One app and the Ura Sunday Website

Persona 5: comic a la carte

Persona 5 Comic Anthology

Persona 5 Dengeki Comic Anthology

Persona 5: Mementos Missions

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - The protagonist, going under his codename "Joker", serves as the second DLC character, and one of a few non-Nintendo Guest Fighters. The rest of the Phantom Thieves make various cameos in his moveset and stage.

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